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Building 21st CenturySkills with ICTs

What does it mean?

GEORGE SCHARFFENBERGER6 September 2006

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Outline

The Nature of Work and Citizenship

Education Models 20th and 21st

Centuries ICTs and 21st Century Skills

21st Century Assessment

Conclusion and Recommendations

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The Nature of Work is Changing

20th Century 21st Century

1 2 Jobs 10 15 Jobs

FlexibilityAnd

Adaptability

Integration of 21st

Century Skills intoSubject Matter

Mastery

Mastery ofOne Field

SubjectMatter

Mastery

NumberofJobs:

JobRequirement:

TeachingModel:

SubjectMatter

Mastery

Integration of 21st

Century Skills intoSubject Matter

Mastery

AssessmentModel:

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The Nature of Work is Changing

In the US, a young person will have anaverage of 10.2 different jobs during theircareers

US corporations spend billions annually oneducating their new employees

Globally, the world economy will produce

500 650 million formal sector jobs overthe next decade for the 1.2 billion youngpeople who will be looking for work

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20th Century Education Model

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21st Century Education Model

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- English

- Reading or Language Arts

- Mathematics

- Science

- Foreign Languages

- Civics

21st Century Skills Framework

- Government

- Economics

- Arts

- History

- Geography

Core Subjects

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21st Century Skills Framework

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills

Creativity & Innovation Skills Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Contextual Learning Information and Media Literacy

Thinking and Learning Skills

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21st Century Skills Framework

ICT LiteracyInformation and communications technology (ICT) literacy isthe ability to use technology but even more it is the ability to

integrate the use of ICTs into more effective thinking andlearning:

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Creativity & Innovation

Communication

Collaboration

Contextual Learning

Information and Media Literacy

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21st Century Skills Framework

Personal Skills

Ethics

Leadership

Accountability

Adaptability

Productivity

Personal Responsibility

People Skills Self Direction

Social Responsibility

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21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Content

Global Awareness

Financial, Economic, Businessand Entrepreneurship Literacy

Civic Literacy Health & Wellness Awareness

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21st Century Skills Framework

The Design Specs for 21st

Century Education:

Core Subjects

Thinking & Learning Skills

ICT Literacy

Personal Skills

21st Century Content

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ICTs and 21st Century Skills

ICTs have tremendous potential to contribute to thedevelopment of 21st Century Skills.

Sadly, the focus is often limited to the development of alimited set of ICT skills

National organizations such as FIT-ED, globalorganizations such as World Links and UNESCO, andmulti-national corporations such as Intel have beenleaders in using technology to develop a broader rangeof skills.

Increased focus and more rigorous assessment areneeded to enhance impact.

The challenge in resource-poor environments is to scaleup such promising approaches.

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21st Century Assessment

Assessment standards and protocols forstudents, teacher and school performancesignificantly influence behaviors.

Assessment of success in developing 21st

century skills begins with the development of aconsensus on what that means in very concrete,behavioral terms

Global skill categories need to be refined basedon the local economic and social context

Assessment practice should mirror theintegrative nature of the 21st Century SkillFramework

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Conclusion

Every student must be:

An analytic thinker

A problem solver

Innovative and creative

An effective communicator

An effective collaborator

Information and media literate

Globally aware Civically engaged

Financially and economically literate

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Recommendations

Collaborate with community organizations, businesses andhigher education institutions to establish consensus on the21st century skills needed in the nation and the community.

Create teacher training and teacher professionaldevelopment strategies for 21st century skills and providetime for teachers and administrators to collaborate andparticipate in learning communities.

Integrate the measurement of 21st century skills into the

full range of assessments, including high-stakes andclassroom assessments.

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Recommendations

Take ICT-supported project-based learning methodologies toscale. Use projects and student portfolios as methods ofteaching and assessing 21st century skills.

Provide career awareness and internships that offeropportunities to learn beyond the classroom.

Consider identifying a 21st century skills teacher mentor ineach district or province.

Collaborate with youth development programs oncomplementary strategies to support 21st century skills in bothtraditional school settings and out-of-school programs.

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Building 21st Century Skills:

What does it mean?

Thank You

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Contacts

George Scharffenberger (george@world-links.org)

World Links (www.world-links.org)

Partnership for 21st Century Skills(www.21stcenturyskills.org)